Weekend Fun For Everyone (June 24-26)
/Friday June 24
Pasados Del Presidio 2016, 12-3pm, Early California comes to life! Enjoy music, dance, storytelling, hands-on kids' activities, and more. Afternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Presidio of San Francisco Officers' Club, San Francisco.
Circus Bella, 12pm, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco.
Draw Ocean Animals with Illustrator Ane Carla Rosetta, 2:30, grades 3-5, Mill Valley Library.
1776 Campfire with Captain Anza, 6-8pm, (campfire presentation and s'mores at 7PM) The founders of San Francisco camped as they traveled 1,200 miles north from present-day Mexico. Drop by and explore a family-friendly expedition campsite. Meet 18th century soldados. Learn to play a song on the psaltério. Use a quadrant to measure latitudes. Meet Captain Juan Bautista de Anza, and enjoy storytelling and s'mores by the fire, Rob Hill Campground, San Francisco.
Friday Nights on Main, 6-9pm, music, food, kids activities and more, Tiburon.
Marinwood Music in the Park, 6-8pm, San Rafael.
Jazz and Blues by the Bay, 6:30-8pm, Sausalito.
Friday Night Jazz, 6-9pm, Marin Country Mart, Larkspur.
Pacheco Plaza Summer Music Series, 6-9pm, Novato.
Concerts Under the Oak, Northgate Mall, San Rafael.
Creekside Fridays, 6:30-8pm, The Cabin, Mill Valley.
Saturday June 25
Marincello Walk, 10am, Marin Headlands.
Italian Street Painting, 10am-8pm, Ciao Bella Roma, showcasing master street painters who turn the streets into an amazing gallery. View the world through the eyes of our Madonnari and enjoy this captivating ephemeral experience, San Rafael.
San Anselmo Art & Wine Festival, 10am-6pm.
San Francisco Founder's Day Ceremony, 10am-12pm, Descendants of the original founding families of the Anza Expedition return every June to the Presidio to recognize the amazing journey and efforts of their forefathers to colonize the northern frontier of Spain and found the Presidio of San Francisco. With the Amigos de Anza drill team as a colorful backdrop, join this public commemoration for a reading of all the families who arrived from present-day Mexico to establish the Presidio on June 27, 1776, Pershing Square, Main Post, San Francisco.
Summer Fun Weeks, 10am-5pm, Power Up, runs thru July 1, Learn about the Solar System’s power plant during a week of solar-powered activities. Explore a 6-foot model of the Sun in Science On a Sphere®, learn to power circuits in the Ingenuity Lab, and more, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley.
Drop-In Science, 10:30am, ages 3-7, hands-on, interactive activities connect young scientists to these concepts while allowing them to take home the results of their work, Sun Prints, Randall Museum.
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site the Musical, 10:30am & 2pm, Children's Fairyland, Oakland.
Creative Family Fun, 11am-4pm, Presidio Officer's Club, San Francisco.
Fun With the Sun, 11am-2pm, Explore solar science, chemistry, and art during a day of solar-powered experimentation. Enjoy hands-on solar viewing activities, a special SUNPRINT® Kit demonstration, and free snacks, and games, powered by Sungevity’s solar van, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley.
Kids Kokoro, 12-1pm, ages 7-13, George "Rocky" Graham Park, 630 Drake Avenue, Marin City.
Circus Bella, 12pm & 2:15pm, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco.
Summer Learning Kick-Off Celebration, 1-4pm, Marin City Library.
LEGO Club, 1-2pm, Belvedere Tiburon Library.
Afternoon Art, 1-4pm, ages 3-8, create all kinds of arts and craft projects, Clothes Pin Superheroes, Randall Museum.
Sunset Hike at Rush Creek, 8 – 9:30pm, see a beautiful sunset and enjoy the unique views of this wonderful preserve, Rush Creek Preserve, meet at the Pinheiro Fire Rd gate on Binford Rd in Novato.
Great American Backyard Campout, Marin Headlands where we’ll explore and celebrate our National Park through games, hikes, a Golden Gate National Recreation Area park ranger-led campfire and good food!
Birth and Baby Fair, San Mateo Event Center.
Children’s Fairyland, Oakland.
Sunday June 26
Marine Science Sunday, 10am-5pm, Marine Mammal Superheroes, Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito.
The 23rd Annual Master Mariners Benevolent Association’s Wooden Boat Show, 10am-4pm, large and small classic sailing vessels will be on display with live music by the SF Feetwarmers Jazz Band, model boat building for children by the Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding, food, and beverages available for purchase, Corinthian Yacht Club, Tiburon.
Italian Street Painting, 10am-6pm, Ciao Bella Roma, showcasing master street painters who turn the streets into an amazing gallery. View the world through the eyes of our Madonnari and enjoy this captivating ephemeral experience, San Rafael.
San Anselmo Art & Wine Festival, 10am-6pm.
Nature for Kids: Bahia, 10am – 1pm This open oak woodland at the edge of the San Pablo Bay wetlands offers us a variety of habitats to explore. We’ll head to a nice clearing at the top of the ridge where the kids can explore, while we let butterflies and other creatures come to us, Rush Creek Preserve. Meet at the Bahia trailhead near the end of Bahia Dr in Novato.
Wooden Boat Show, 10am-4pm, admission $20, kids under 12 free, music, model boat building for kids, and more, Corinthian Yacht Club, Tiburon.
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site the Musical, 10:30am & 4pm, Children's Fairyland, Oakland.
Creative Family Fun, 11am-4pm, Presidio Officer's Club, San Francisco.
Summer Music Series, 12-2pm, Town Center Corte Madera.
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, 2pm, Stern Grove, San Francisco.
Poolside Jam, 2:30pm, Strawberry Rec Center, Mill Valley.
Family Film Series, 3pm, Kiki's Delivery Service, Lark Theatre.
Summer Sunday Concerts, 5pm, Corte Madera.